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The school learned about Tangen from a parent of a student at SHS who attends Tangen’s church.

A report from the school said the care packages included chips, beef jerky, microwave popcorn, hard candy, playing cards and student-made Christmas cards.

The items were collected on Nov. 18 and sent soon after to ensure they will make it oversees by Christmas.

“We try every year to include community service with our student to teach them the value (of) giving back,” Dibert said. “We have tried every year to do something with the students for service men and women.”

And he hopes something like this project will become a tradition.

This is just one simple way for the students to learn this important civic value.

John Dibert, program director

“We try to teach and instill community values for our students,” Dibert said. “They need to understand that they need to be giving back and helping others. This is just one simple way for the students to learn this important civic value.”